The Sky of Mind
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Genre | New-age, Instrumental | |||
| Length | 45:24 | |||
| Label | Ray Lynch Productions | |||
| Producer | Ray Lynch | |||
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The Sky of Mind is Ray Lynch's second album released in 1983. Initially released on a cassette tape,[1] the album was promoted by word of mouth,[citation needed] and became an underground success.[citation needed]
Production
[edit]The album was recorded and produced at Lynch's own home.[2] The album was dedicated to his spiritual teacher, Adi Da Samraj. On the label is a quote from Adi Da's 1978 work, The Enlightenment of the Whole Body, starting with "The mind is like a cave of bats."[1][3] The titles "Quandra", "Too Wounded", and "Green Is Here" were also taken from works by Adi Da.[3] The album was rearranged for its subsequent re-releases.[4]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
Stephen David of New Age Journal described the album as a "suite of meditations", stating that it was "quiet, ethereal, and a little predictable".[1] AllMusic gave the re-release a 3/5, writing "the radiant compositions also make for ideal morning listening".[4] In the appendix of their 1988 book, Healing Music, Andrew Watson and Nevill Drury writes that the album is "a modern interpretation of classical themes", noting the combination of acoustic and synthesized instruments. They also wrote that one of the tracks, "The Temple", "could easily be inspired by Ligeti".[6]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Ray Lynch
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Quandra" | 9:13 |
| 2. | "Good News" | 6:18 |
| 3. | "The Temple" | 7:58 |
| 4. | "Too Wounded" | 8:59 |
| 5. | "Pavane" | 6:47 |
| 6. | "Green Is Here" | 5:43 |
Personnel
[edit]- Ray Lynch – synthesizers, piano and guitar
- Van Thanh Nguyen – Tibetan bells
- Beverly Jacobs – flute
- Eric Leber – recorders
- Adam Trombly – tambura
- Julie Feldman – cello
- Rick Concoff – violin
- Ginny Leber, Sylvia Hayden, Antonina Randazzo – vocal effects
Production
- Stephen Hart and Ray Lynch – engineering and mixing
References
[edit]- ^ a b c David, Stephen (September 1983). "Tale of the Tape". New Age Journal. Vol. 9, no. 2. p. 60.
- ^ Strachan, Alex (October 19, 1993). "Love for music can be deadly". The Vancouver Sun. p. E2. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- ^ a b "The Sky Of Mind (1983)". Discogs. 1983. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Ray Lynch – The Sky of Mind". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Muze. p. 384. ISBN 0195313739.
- ^ Watson, Andrew; Drury, Nevill (1988). "Appendix A: Useful Albums". Healing Music. Prism Press. p. 107. ISBN 9781853270024.